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Future Faces Future Faces Chamber Patrons Contact: Anna Assinder T: 0845 6036650
Awards back in August Investment in young talent: Anna Assinder
Paragon invests in potential future leaders
Cheers: The Chamber team behind Future Faces annual awards 2020, which also took place virtually
By Claudia Congrave Future Faces (FF) has revealed that its highly anticipated annual awards will return in August. This year’s flagship event will take place virtually on 27 August and will feature three new award categories. The three additional awards include Future Faces Champion, Future Face of Hospitality and Retail and Future Face of Sustainability. The event will be hosted in association with the B irmingham Young Professional of the Year (BYPY) awards, following Future Faces' merger with Business Professional Services (BPS) Birmingham last year. Future Faces merged with BPS Birmingham in order to create a unified group for the city’s young professional business community, with this year’s combined event building on the success of the hugely popular BYPY awards.
Popular leadership events series is back A popular event series covering different aspects of modern leadership is being hosted once again by Future Faces and Aston Business School. The Aston Business School Leadership Skills event series comprises five events, led by academics, entrepreneurs and careers consultants from Aston University, and will examine the essential skills that modern business leaders need. The first event took place last month and focused on mindfulness and boundary setting when using technology for work. Others will feature discussions on managing underperformers, the benefits of ‘game storming’ for creativity and innovation and pitching and presentation skills. All those who complete the entire series will receive a certificate of completion from Aston Business School. To book a place at the next event, visit greaterbirminghamchambers.com
Due to the intake of BPS members and m any other influential partnerships for FF at the beginning of this year, the awards event could welcome an online audience of up to 400 attendees. Award categories include: • Future Faces Champion • Apprentice of the Year • Future Face of Arts and Culture • Future Face of Charity and Social Enterprise • Future Face of Entrepreneurship • Future Face of Finance • Future Face of Industry • Future Face of Legal • Future Face of Public Sector and Education • Future Face of Retail and Hospitality • Future Face of Sales, Marketing and Communications • Future Face of Sustainability • Future Face of Technology and Innovation One winner from the categories will be crowned the Future Face of Greater Birmingham.
New Members Ashleigh Key (Birmingham St Mary's Hospice) Ashley Waitt (Co-Arch) Sarah-Jo Clarke (SGS) Phil Houghton (Paragon Bank) Chloe Heath (Paragon Bank) Rob Knight (Paragon Bank) Payal Grover (Paragon Bank) Steve Hayward (Paragon Bank) Annette Coyle (Paragon Bank) Lucy Burns (Paragon Bank) Jack Meechan (Paragon Bank) Emma Doran (Paragon Bank) Carla Bramhan (Paragon Bank) Ben Jones (Paragon Bank) Lori Roworth (Paragon Bank) Douglas Fairbrother (Catalyst) James Helmore (Paragon Bank) Kat Schorah (Paragon Bank) Rosie Cloonan (Paragon Bank) Jo Caley (Paragon Bank) Christina Healy (Paragon Bank) Naeem Mulla (Paragon Bank) Suzanne Fogarty (Paragon Bank) Josh Pope (Paragon Bank) Monika Skrobich (Paragon Bank)
Long-standing Solihull Chamber member Paragon Banking Group has taken 30 Future Faces (FF) memberships. Paragon’s young professionals will have the opportunity to network and develop their careers through their FF membership. Future Faces manager Anna Assinder said: “It’s great to seen Paragon investing in the development of their young professionals, particularly at a time where our young leaders will be instrumental in driving the growth of our businesses and economy forwards.” Following the launch of their High Potential Programme, which offers support to employees who have shown potential as future leaders, Paragon saw Future Faces as an avenue for boosting networking skills. Nichala Sawrey, development consultant at Paragon Group, said: “We are very excited to have launched our first High Potential Programme. We were keen to include a professional network as part of this programme and discovered that the Future Faces membership would give delegates some fantastic opportunities.”
Steve Guest (Paragon Bank) Sue Leighton (Paragon Bank) Carly Nicholls (Paragon Bank) David Brampton (Paragon Bank) Kush Tailor (Paragon Bank) Millie Flynn (Paragon Bank) Kerri Leavy (Paragon Bank) Darryl Mowbray (Paragon Bank) Nichala Sawrey (Paragon Bank) Andrew Matthews (Lloyds Bank PLC) Sarah Lea-Smith (Lloyds Bank PLC)
Upcoming Events Future Faces Social Networking Date: 11/05/2021 How to Manage Under Performing Employees (Aston Business School Leadership Series) Date: 18/05/2021 Future Faces Professional Development Topic: Sustainability Date: 27/05/2021 For more information and to book a place contact events@birmingham-chamber.com
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